Sod or walk trimmer.



PATENIBD APR. 9, 1907..

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s01) OR-WALK TRIMMER. APPLI'O'ATIOH FILED AUG. 30,1906.

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DICKINSON LOGAN ROSE, OF MANKATO, MINNESOTA.

SOD OR WALK TRIMMER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented April 9, 1907.

Application filed August 30, 1906. Serial No. 382,599.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, Droxnvson LOGAN ROSE, a citizen of'the UnitedStates, and a resident of Mankato, in the county of Blue Earth and Stateof Minnesota, have made certain new and useful Improvements in Sod orWalk Trimmers, of which the following is a specification.

My invention is a sod-trimmer designed especially for trimming sod fromalong a sidewalk, such as cement sidewalks, but which can also be usedto advantage in trimming sod along flower-beds and the like; and theinvention consists in certain novel constructions and combinations ofparts, as will be hereinafter described and claimed.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of my invention as inuse. Fig. 2 is a top plan view. Fig. 3 is a side view taken from theleft-hand side of the device. Fig. A is a cross-section on about line 44 of Fig. 2. Fig. 5 is a bottom plan view of the device, and Fig. 6 is afront view of the device.

The trimmer, as shown, comprises the body A, which is bifurcated at itsrear end to receive the roller B, which roller is tapered or madeconical with its sloping side B toward the landside of the device andhaving the fiat side B to move alongside the edge of the sidewalk O, asshown in Fig. 1. On its under side the body A is provided with alongitudinally-extended lateral shoulder D, which in practice rests uponthe sidewalkO and is prolonged. at its front end and extended, forming alaterally and forwardly projecting tongue D, which extends at an angleover the sidewalk and operates as a guide-gage and walk-scraper in theuse of the invention. The inner surface at of this tongue D operates todeliver into the excavation formed by the cutting-blade F, presentlydescribed, the earth, 850., which may have been discharged by the saidblade onto the sidewalk. I prefer to employ this walk-scraper D, as itaids in keeping the walk clean during the operation; but, it will beunderstood, where desired this blade may be omitted, and in such case Iwould prefer to secure the handle E rigidly to the body in order toobtain the de sired leverage on the wheel B, and it may be preferred toso secure the handle in all cases.

On the landside of the body I provide at its front end the cutting-bladeF, whose edge F inclines forwardly and laterally and operates to shearoff the sod for a short distance away from the edge of the sidewalk topreserve a neat finish at such point as desired.

The landside-surface of the body A is sloped in rear of the blade F atf, conforming to and pressing against the base-wall of the excavationformed by the said cutter F to smooth and finish the excavation, and theconical surface B of the wheel also conforms to said wall of theexcavation and operates in practice to roll the same smooth and give ita neat finish, as desired. At the rear lower edge of this cutting-bladeF, I provide a notch or .cut portion G and in rear thereof a blade H,whose edge H projects down below the level of the sidewalk and extendslaterally and operates to thoroughly clean the grass and roots out ofthe excavation formed by the cuttingblade F as the tool is pushedforward While, as suggested, the lateral guide-gage D might be omittedand the tool simply comprise the cutting-blade F, the scraper H, and theguiding-wheel and handle, it will be understood that it is preferred toconstruct the tool as shown and before described.

In operation when the tool is applied as shown in Fig. 1 and movedalongside the walk it will efficiently trim the sod and by the innerinclined face cl of the guide-gage D throw all dirt and the like beyondthe excavation formed by the cutters.

I claim 1. A sod or walk trimmer, comprising a body portion having awheel at its rear end, and provided at its front end with alaterally-projecting upwardly-inclined cuttingblade, having on its underside a laterallyprojecting longitudinal extended shoulder to rest upon aguide-surface and having said shoulder prolonged laterally and forwardlyforming a guide and scraper tongue, and provided in rear of the frontcutting-blade with a scraper whose edge projects below theguide-shoulder and extends transversely, substantially as and for thepurposes set forth.

2. A sod or walk trimmer comprising a body having at one side acutting-blade set at an angle to which it is desired to cut or trim thesod or earth, and having at its opposite side a lateral projectionforming a guide and gage and adapted to rest on a guidingsurface such asa cement walk, said guide being prolonged forwardly and inclinedlaterally to one side of the body substantially as set forth.

3. A sod or walk trimmer, comprising a body portion having its underside provided with a guide-shoulder to rest upon a sidewalk, having saidshoulder prolonged forwardly and laterally to one side of the bodyportion, and having a cutting-blade projecting laterally to the oppositeside of the body portion from the lateral extension of the shoulder,substantially as set forth.

4. A sod cutter or trimmer, comprising a body portion having at itsfront end a cut ting-blade at one side and provided at its opposite sidewith a guide-gage and scraper extending at an angle to the line ofmovement of the device, and adapted to discharge accumulations to thecutting side of the tool in rear of the cutting-blade, substantially asset forth.

5. A sod cutter or trimmer, comprising an upwardly-inclined blade totrim the sod and provided in rear of and at the lower edge of the saidblade with a transverse plow or scraper and also having an inclinedscraper extending in rear of the transverse scraper and projecting atits respective ends in advance and in rear of said transverse scraper,substantially as set forth.

6. A sod cutter or trimmer, comprising a body portion having at itsfront end an inclined cutting-blade and provided in rear thereof with aninclined surface conforming to the excavation made by said blade andadapted to press against and smooth the suriacehof said excavation,substantially as set ort 7. A sod cutter or trimmer, comprising athereof a surface conforming generally at an inclination to said bladeand adapted to compress the wall of the excavation formed by the blade,and a wheel or roller in rear of said surface and having its side slopedor inclined generally in conformity with said inclined surface andadapted to roll and finish the said wall of the excavation,substantially as set forth.

8. A sod or walk trimmer having a body portion provided at its frontedge with a cutting-blade and having in' rear of said blade a surfaceconforming approximately to the cutting-blade to smooth the wall of theexcavation formed by said blade, and also having in rear'of saidsmoothing-surface a roller conforming to said wall of the excavation andadapted to smoothly roll the surface thereof, substantially as setforth.

9. A sod or walk trimmer, comprising a body portion having acutting-blade at its front end, adapted to form an excavation along theedge of a sidewalk, and a roller in rear of said blade and adapted tofinish the surface of the wall formed by said excavation, substantiallyas set forth.

10. A sod or walk trimmer for hand use, comprising a body portion havinga cuttingblade at its front edge, and a wheel or roller at its rear edgeand provided with an upwardly-projecting handle whereby it may beoperated, substantially as set forth.

DICKINSON LOGAN ROSE.

Witnesses: JNo. C. N on, BESSIE DAOKINS.

